Building demolition plan lacks foresight

11:08 PM,
Apr. 29, 2013

Written by

David Koellein and Kate Monaghan

Downtown Nashville feels electric these days. Sleek towers have sprouted from underutilized lots, dilapidated historic structures have been converted to swank urban residences, and each construction crane declares our urban prosperity. Bus rapid transit, a newly imagined riverfront and the stunning Music City Center position Nashville as the new hub of the South. It is gratifying that the busy, people-filled downtown Nashville that older generations vividly recall has returned after a long absence.

In the context of this excitement, it is disheartening to learn that our momentum ...